A Plot to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, (A)the Jews made a plot and (B)bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

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Be broken,[a] you peoples, and (A)be shattered;[b]
    give ear, all you far countries;
strap on your armor and be shattered;
    strap on your armor and be shattered.
10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
    speak a word, (B)but it will not stand,
    for God (C)is with us.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:9 Or Be evil
  2. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  3. Isaiah 8:10 The Hebrew for God is with us is Immanuel

30 (A)And when it was disclosed to me (B)that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, (C)ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”

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21 But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who (A)have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.”

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14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul.

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19 But I was (A)like a gentle lamb
    led to the slaughter.
I did not know (B)it was against me
    they devised schemes, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
    (C)let us cut him off from (D)the land of the living,
    that his name be remembered no more.”

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asking as a favor against Paul[a] that he summon him to Jerusalem—because (A)they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 25:3 Greek him

Hide me from (A)the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the throng of evildoers,
who (B)whet their tongues like swords,
    who (C)aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from (D)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and (E)without fear.
They (F)hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of (G)laying snares secretly,
thinking, (H)“Who can see them?”
    They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For (I)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

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13 For I (A)hear the whispering of many—
    terror on every side!—
(B)as they scheme together against me,
    as they plot to take my life.

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The Reign of the Lord's Anointed

(A)Why do (B)the nations rage[a]
    and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
    and the rulers take counsel together,
    against the Lord and against his (C)Anointed, saying,
“Let us (D)burst their bonds apart
    and cast away their cords from us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:1 Or nations noisily assemble

31 and he said, (A)“May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

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22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be (A)accursed. Our Lord, come![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)

(A)and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (A)“So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.”

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13 Christ (A)redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, (B)“Cursed is everyone who is hanged (C)on a tree”—

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23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, (A)up to half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.

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Saul's Rash Vow

24 And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, (A)so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food.

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25 And all the people answered, (A)“His blood be on us and (B)on our children!”

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74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.

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29 join with their brothers, their nobles, (A)and enter into a curse and an oath (B)to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.

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40 Then he said to all Israel, “You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.” 41 Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.”[a] (A)And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped. 42 Then Saul said, (B)“Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was taken.

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, (C)“Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan told him, (D)“I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die.” 44 And Saul said, (E)“God do so to me and more also; (F)you shall surely die, Jonathan.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:41 Vulgate and Septuagint; Hebrew Therefore Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Give Thummim.”

27 But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, (A)so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright. 28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’” And the people were (B)faint.

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15 (A)And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has (B)transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done (C)an outrageous thing in Israel.’”

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26 Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, (A)“Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho.

“At the cost of his firstborn shall he
    lay its foundation,
and at the cost of his youngest son
    shall he set up its gates.”

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29 (A)No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction[a] from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:29 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)

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